Who said "Power is the ability to create, not to destroy."?

This quote is attributed to Samuel Taylor Coleridge.

Power is the ability to create, not to destroy. - Samuel Taylor Coleridge

"Power is the ability to create, not to destroy."

Samuel Taylor Coleridge Power

Poet Critic English 1772–1834

"Poetry is the best words in the best order."

"Imagination is the living power and prime agent of all human perception."

"The greatest object of human life is living in the present moment."

"Love is a great beautifier."

"Power without control is just destruction."

"Power is not about control, it's about influence"

"The world doesn't need me to be the hero. It just needs me to be dangerous."

"The claws come out when I need them to."